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North Korea is taking advantage of the Middle East war to speed up its weapons development and cement its nuclear status in a world where international norms have broken down, analysts say.
Since US-I...
Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Russia on Monday as peace efforts between Tehran and Washington hung in the balance, following a flurry of regional diplomacy and the collapse of planned talks in ...
JERUSALEM: In a move aimed at unseating incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett and opposition leader Yair Lapid announced on Sunday they would run on a joint list ...
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said Beijing will “firmly support” Myanmar in safeguarding its national sovereignty and security, in a meeting with junta chief-turned-president, Min Aung Hlaing.
Wa...
It was meant to be a glitzy night with United States President Donald Trump addressing journalists at a Washington ballroom.
But the glamour was shattered by gunshots that left guests diving to the fl...
The Taliban government said on Saturday that Afghans who fled to Qatar, fearing reprisals over their collaboration with US forces, may return home “with full confidence”.
The administration of US ...
Jury selection is to begin on Monday in a high-profile legal battle between billionaire Elon Musk and artificial intelligence (AI) startup OpenAI, which he accuses of betraying its non-profit mission....
Palestinians in the West Bank and a central area of Gaza began voting on Saturday in municipal elections in the first vote since Israel’s deadly invasion of Gaza, marked by a narrow political field ...
Gun battles between rival ethnic groups in India’s troubled northeastern Manipur state killed three men, police said, the latest unrest in the far-flung region.
Manipur has seen periodic clashes for...
WASHINGTON: The Justice Department said on Friday it is seeking to expand the use of the death penalty in federal capital cases and add the firing squad, electrocution and gas to lethal injection as m...
